Research papers

Analysis of the Effects of Communication and Surveillance Facility Service Outages on Traffic Separations

Evidence is provided that unscheduled service outages of air traffic management facilities are associated with lost or reduced traffic separations and thus can be considered precursors to hazardous loss of separation eve…

Pilot fatigue: relationships with departure and arrival times, flight duration, and direction.

The findings indicate the influence of flight timing (interacting with the circadian body clock cycle), as well as flight duration, on in-flight sleep and fatigue measures at TOD.

Effectiveness of cognitive remediation and emotion skills training (CREST) for anorexia nervosa in group format: a naturalistic pilot study.

Improved strategies are needed both in supporting inpatients to tolerate the group therapy setting and in helping them to develop the skills necessary for participation, which addressed 'cold' and 'hot' cognitions in gro…

A pilot study of respiratory muscle training to improve cough effectiveness and reduce the incidence of pneumonia in acute stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BackgroundAfter stroke, pneumonia is a relevant medical complication that can be precipitated by aspiration of saliva, liquids, or solid food.

Applying lessons from commercial aviation safety and operations to resuscitation.

This commentary provides the perspective of two physician-pilots showing how commercial aviation training, operations, and safety principles can be adapted to resuscitation team training and performance.

The U.S. Commercial Air Tour Industry: A Review of Aviation Safety Concerns

The U.S. Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations defines commercial air tours as “flight[s] conducted for compensation or hire in an airplane or helicopter where a purpose of the flight is sightseeing.” The incidence of air…

[Feasibility and effectiveness of mindfulness training in adults with ADHD: a pilot study].

Mindfulness is a feasible treatment strategy for adults with ADHD and seems to have a positive effect on ADHD symptoms and executive control.

In‐flight sleep, pilot fatigue and Psychomotor Vigilance Task performance on ultra‐long range versus long range flights

It is suggested that additional in-flight sleep mitigated fatigue effectively on longer flights, and further research is needed to clarify the contributions to fatigue of in‐flight sleep versus time awake at top of desce…

An investigation of pilot fatigue in helicopter emergency medical services.

Some evidence of a statistically significant positive relationship between Hems pilot night shift respondent BFI scores and experience as an HEMS pilot is found, while controlling for consecutive HEMS Pilot night shifts …

The Effectiveness of Airline Pilot Training for Abnormal Events

The results suggest that the training and testing practices used in airline training may result in rote-memorized skills that are specific to the training situation and that offer modest generalizability to other situati…

Hubungan Karakteristik dengan Peningkatan Ambang Pendengaran Penerbang di Balai Kesehatan Penerbangan Jakarta

This cross-sectional study was aimed to analyze association between the individual characteristics include flying hours, age, noise-related habits, using earphone and headset with pilots threshold shift in Balai Kesehata…

Feasibility and effectiveness of pre-operative inspiratory muscle training in patients undergoing oesophagectomy: a pilot study.

Pre-operative IMT is feasible in patients with oesophageal carcinoma and significantly improves respiratory muscle function, however, this did not result in a reduction of post-operative pneumonia in patients undergoing …

Effectiveness of Executive Functions Training Within a Virtual Supermarket for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study

Entangled in the womb? A pilot study on the possible physiological connectedness between identical twins with different embryonic backgrounds.

It is argued that the applied methodology for "hit" identification is objective and recommendable and embryonic history might be further investigated as a potential factor for connectedness between monozygotic twins.

The Effects of Startle on Pilots During Critical Events: A Case Study Analysis

The startle reaction is examined from a cognitive perspective, followed by an analysis of several recent aircraft accidents where startle effects may have been strong contributory factors, and the link between startle an…

A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IN SKILL-BASED ERRORS IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE

The results suggest that during the early hours of the morning, maintenance technicians are at heightened risk of “absent minded” errors involving failures to execute action plans as intended.

Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the commercial aviation safety team.

A public-private partnership is proposed in the health care community to coordinate national efforts and move patient safety and quality forward.

Culture, threat, and error: lessons from aviation

There are similarities in the ongoing struggle for safety in both healthcare and aviation, although safety is the primary goal, cost drives decisions and there are multiple sources of threats toSafety in both systems – t…

Human factors in maintenance: impact on aircraft mishap frequency and severity.

Emphasis in training and education placed in the first three factors mentioned may reduce overall number of mishaps, and Concentrating resources on the final five factors may decrease the number of severe mishaps.

Human Factors Analysis of Naval Aviation Maintenance Related Mishaps

To examine maintainer error, the Naval Safety Center's Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) was adapted to analyze reportable Naval Aviation maintenance related mishaps (MRMs).